Georges Gope-Fenepej (born 23 October 1988) is a New Caledonian professional

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who plays as a striker. He is the brother of fellow footballer John Gope-Fenepej.

Club career

Gope-Fenepej started his senior career in

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with AS Kirkitr before moving to

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in 2011. On 29 June 2012, he signed a one-year contract with French outfit

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, newly promoted to French

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. On 2 February 2013 he made his

debut as a stoppage time substitute in the 1–1 draw at

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. He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 4–0

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victory at

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on 29 August 2014, his only league appearance for the club that season. In October 2014, Gope-Fenepej joined

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on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season, in order to get more game time. Returning to Troyes, Gope-Fenepej was limited to appearances for the B team during the early parts of the 2015–16 season, and in November 2015 he secured a move to

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in the

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. He was a part of the Amiens team which won back-to-back promotions from Championnat National to Ligue 1 in 2015–16 and 2016–17. In July 2018, Gope-Fenepej returned to the Championnat National with

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. He again won promotion at the end of the season.

International career

He participated in his first tournament for the New Caledonia national team at the

2011 Pacific Games The 2011 Pacific Games (officially known as NC 2011) took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" h ...

where he scored seven goals as New Caledonia retained their title.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list New Caledonia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Amiens *

runner-up: 2016–17 New Caledonia *

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runner-up:

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References

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* * 1988 births Living people People from the Loyalty Islands Association football forwards New Caledonia international footballers New Caledonian footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players AS Magenta players US Boulogne players ES Troyes AC players Amiens SC players Le Mans FC players US Concarneau players 2012 OFC Nations Cup players 2016 OFC Nations Cup players {{NewCaledonia-footy-bio-stub